95%
of students land internships
Build Your Business Acumen
FULL-TIME MBA
Note from the Opus College of Business:
Effective February 13, 2020, the Opus College of Business is suspending admission into its Full-Time MBA program. We encourage interested MBA candidates to explore other St. Thomas MBA options including the Online MBA, Part-time Flex MBA, Health Care MBA or Executive MBA.
For more information on any of these programs, contact the Graduate Admissions Office.
(651) 962-8800
ocbgradadmissions@stthomas.edu
81%
of students accept a job within 3 months of graduation
56%
average salary increase for Full-time MBA graduates
Program Overview
Format & Schedule
The Full-time MBA program features core, lab, and elective courses in an immersive, hands-on curriculum. All Full-time MBA students are required to earn a total of 53.5 credits:
Explore the Curriculum
- 11 core courses
- 3 lab courses in leadership, communications, ethics
- 4 to 6 elective courses and an option to pursue a graduate business certificate
- 1 global business/study abroad course
Complete your degree in 16 months (three semesters), with the flexibility to extend the program to 21 months (four semesters). New Full-time MBA cohorts start every year in late August.
Applied Learning
In the Full-time MBA program, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the real-world application of business concepts firsthand through applied learning. Our experiential learning model brings together creative and effective solutions to help solve actual business challenges for local companies. By preparing for your next career challenges through a balanced and immersive learning environment, you will be given the opportunity to develop leadership skills and engage with the community in ways that truly help you stand apart. Applied learning opportunities include:
- Applied Business Research course
- Case competitions
- Communication, Ethics and Leadership Labs
MBA+
Enhance Your Degree for No Additional Cost
MBA+ credits allow you to take additional graduate-level business courses within three years of graduation at no additional charge. MBA+ courses are ideal if:
- You start a new job, and realize you need to develop your knowledge and skills in a specific area
- Your job responsibilities grow, and you need to acquire skills to match the demands of the new role
- You want to expand your knowledge to prepare for a future career shift
Want details about MBA+? Please contact us.
Career Impact
Work hard to get your MBA, and it will pay off. After earning a Full-time MBA, St. Thomas alumni report positive impacts on their careers—from salary increases to promotions and new business ventures.
Graduate Certificates
Move your career forward faster by earning a graduate certificate while you complete your Full-time MBA.
Format & Schedule
The Full-time MBA program features core, lab, and elective courses in an immersive, hands-on curriculum. All Full-time MBA students are required to earn a total of 53.5 credits:
Explore Our Graduate Certificate Options
- 11 core courses
- 3 lab courses in leadership, communications, ethics
- 4 to 6 elective courses and an option to pursue a graduate business certificate
- 1 global business/study abroad course
Complete your degree in 16 months (three semesters), with the flexibility to extend the program to 21 months (four semesters). New Full-time MBA cohorts start every year in late August.
Applied Learning
In the Full-time MBA program, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the real-world application of business concepts firsthand through applied learning. Our experiential learning model brings together creative and effective solutions to help solve actual business challenges for local companies. By preparing for your next career challenges through a balanced and immersive learning environment, you will be given the opportunity to develop leadership skills and engage with the community in ways that truly help you stand apart. Applied learning opportunities include:
- Applied Business Research course
- Case competitions
- Communication, Ethics and Leadership Labs
MBA+
Enhance Your Degree for No Additional Cost
MBA+ credits allow you to take additional graduate-level business courses within three years of graduation at no additional charge. MBA+ courses are ideal if:
- You start a new job, and realize you need to develop your knowledge and skills in a specific area
- Your job responsibilities grow, and you need to acquire skills to match the demands of the new role
- You want to expand your knowledge to prepare for a future career shift
Want details about MBA+? Please contact us.
Career Impact
Work hard to get your MBA, and it will pay off. After earning a Full-time MBA, St. Thomas alumni report positive impacts on their careers—from salary increases to promotions and new business ventures.
Graduate Certificates
Move your career forward faster by earning a graduate certificate while you complete your Full-time MBA.
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Full-Time MBA
The St. Thomas Full-time MBA offers hands-on approach to learning to help students develop their leadership skills and competencies sought by employers. In our program, students develop industry-preferred skills through our communications, leadership and ethics labs in a team-based collaborative environment.
Featured Courses
Entrepreneurial Thinking
This is a brief, introductory course designed to help the general manager understand what it takes to identify and evaluate new opportunities, and to transform innovations into profitable businesses. In this course, students will begin developing key skills and knowledge necessary for applying the entrepreneurial process within the corporate context.
Applied Business Research
In this course, you’ll harness the concepts you’ve learned in the first semester of the program to consult with a Twin Cities organization with a current business problem, or to assess a current opportunity. Teams of students will design, implement and report on this business project, and will be evaluated by both the professor(s) and the clients for whom they conduct the project.
Leader Development Labs
In three distinct lab courses, you’ll do activities to discover and articulate your unique business strengths, develop knowledge and skills in self-management, and learn to operationalize your ethical values on an interpersonal level.
Prof + Prof is just one of many ways that St. Thomas brings real-world application into the classroom.
Go Beyond Textbooks with Prof + Prof
Find out how to apply what you learn in the classroom to a real-world business setting with our Prof + Prof (Professional + Professor) program. Unique to the St. Thomas Opus College of Business, this innovative course delivery model pairs a faculty member with a local business professional to teach a course together. By bringing the boardroom into the classroom, Prof + Prof helps students connect the course’s theoretical work with a real company’s goals and operations.
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